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Conservative MP for Thornhill (Ontario)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 61.40% of the vote.

A week ago

Mentioned by Kawartha Media Group MP wants review of TSW water management (KAWARTHA LAKES) Local MP Barry Devolin wants the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, to launch an arm's-length review of water management decisions taken by the Trent Severn Waterway staff before, during and after recent floods ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for a timely question. Randle Reef is the largest contaminated sediment site in Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. Remediation ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, it is obvious the NDP is still struggling with humour and irony. The inconvenient truth is that while the NDP wanders abroad attacking Canadian ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted No on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, petroleum drilling and production primarily falls under provincial jurisdiction, except on federal land. Environment Canada has the authority to regulate the environmental impacts of ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, I would invite my colleague to visit the north to see exactly how our programs to address the climate change-related problems in the north ...

Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Peter Kent refuses to correct Conservative MP's crackpot views on polar bears Peter Kent refuses to correct Conservative MP's crackpot views on polar bears. The story about the Yukon Conservative MP Ryan Leef's letter to a constituent saying that the polar bears of Canada are doing just fine thank you very much is now widely known.

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, no government in Canadian history has done more than our government to promote the values and traditions of the Arctic and Arctic communities. The ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, my colleague is simply wrong. Included on the project list, for example, are those projects which would involve expansion of oil sands mines and ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Prince George—Peace River for an excellent question, and the answer is very simple: absolutely none, not ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, it has been fascinating today to watch the New Democrats and the Liberals squabble over which opposition party has done or will do less ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by GlobalNews.ca Governments to publish environmental data on Alberta oilsands Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and his Alberta counterpart, Diana McQueen, are expected to launch a new data portal next Wednesday at an event at Carleton University in Ottawa. Public access to the data has been a long time coming. In February ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Minister's son had to leave office to avoid working for his father Peter Penashue, MP for Labrador, has resigned. Federal minister Peter Penashue resigns over campaign ... Peter Kent instructed the advisory panel to stop posting messages on its website and to turn · Peter Kent orders doomed advisory panel to turn over ...

Mentioned by DigitalJournal.com (press release) Government of Canada Names Thousand Islands National Park MALLORYTOWN, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 28, 2013) - Today, on behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Mr. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, officially unveiled Thousand Islands ... "The name Thousand Islands National Park will help this national park renew its place in the consciousness of Canadians and inspire future generations to continue support for this long established protected treasure," said MP Brown.

Mentioned by Canada.com TV Thursday: Raising Hope wraps season, will be back this fall Restoring autonomy to the ordinary MP is an all-party battle worth fighting · Heritage Minister James Moore says the ... Peter Kent instructed the advisory panel to stop posting messages on its website and to turn · Peter Kent orders doomed advisory panel to ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Environment committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 under ... Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Mr. Chair, I will start by expressing my sincere appreciation to the committee for ...

More than three months ago

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Spoke at the Environment committee on Subject Matter of Clauses 425 to 432 (Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012) ... Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon, colleagues. As you have heard, with me today is my deputy minister, Bob Hamilton; the CEO of Parks Canada, Alan Latourelle; ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee on Bill C-38, Part 3 (Responsible Resource Development) Thank you. Good morning, honourable members. Mr. Chair, I am pleased to be here this morning as you commence your study of Bill C-38. I will ...

Spoke at the Environment committee on Main Estimates 2012-13: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for this abbreviated session, circumstances being what they are. With me today are ...

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Posted on Twitter "@dlkyorkeditor: @mpPeterKent hosts free skating party Sunday at Garnet Williams Arena 12-2 p.m. #Thornhill #Vaughan"

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